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<description><![CDATA[The latest from The Recorder]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Joan makes fresh start]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Joan Richardson might be enjoying the extra free time from her retirement, but for her loyal guide dog Maple, it is business as usual – with a few challenges.
After working in a full-time position as a switchboard operator for the community health services for more than 30 years, Mrs Richardson is still keeping busy.
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<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 23:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Solly sets the pace with $150,000 grant]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Solomontown Kindergarten can become a role model to other pre-schools, thanks to the introduction of a new program for children with special needs.
The Inclusive Pre-school Program has been set up after Universal Access funded a $150,000 grant for the program to be run in the region.]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 23:28:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Medical students welcomed by Mayor: ‘I am in awe of you’]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Fifth-year medical students will spend a year in Port Pirie for the first time in 2012.  
The medical students from the University of Adelaide were welcomed at a Mayoral Reception last Wednesday.  
Rural Health operations manager Deidre Patterson said 25 percent of medical students come to the country.]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 23:26:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Dianne and her babies, African style]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Dianne and Den Kennedy are forming their own herd …
They are the proud foster parents of Kibo, Chemi Chemi, Sities, Ishanga, Naipoki and Mumbushi … all African elephants.
Mrs Kennedy, of Weeroona Island, has always had a passion for animals, but the idea of fostering orphan elephants started in 2007, after a trip to Africa and during a chat with a stranger on the way to Adelaide.]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 23:21:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[CLOSED BOOK]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Council debate about library opening hours is cloaked in secrecy.
Our civic leaders went behind closed doors  halfway through the session dealing with the matter.  
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<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 23:20:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Sold! John clinches the deal as top salesman]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[John Caputo is on top of the world after being chosen as one of the best salesmen in Australia.
He and one other representative were named by a snack food company as its leading salesmen in Australia and New Zealand. 
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<pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 06:31:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[New playground equipment will be noticed]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Napperby residents are happy with a playground upgrade and new community notice board for the town.
The two new playground pieces cost $3000 and were given the “thumbs-up” by the children.
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<pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 06:29:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Pirie is ‘key asset’ for mining firm]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Port Pirie has been described as a “key strategic asset” in a WPG Resources report.
In its 2011 December quarterly report, the mining company says our city is an asset “which the company can leverage going forward.” 
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<pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 06:27:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Rochelle revved up for land speed racing]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[After years of participating in  dirt circuit races, Rochelle Bown, 14, is ready for bigger challenges.
From March 19 to 23, she will  compete in Speed Week – Lake Gairdner in the outback for the first time.
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<pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 06:23:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Lions club award makes a point for our ‘Cactus’]]></title>
<link>http://www.portpirierecorder.com.au/news/local/news/general/lions-club-award-makes-a-point-for-our-cactus/2440810.aspx?src=rss</link>
<description><![CDATA[Colin “Cactus” Martens has been officially recognised for using country music to serve the community.
He received the 19th Peel Valley Lions Club Australian Country Music Comm-unity Service Award at the Tamworth Country Music Festival last week. 
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<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 06:19:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Baroota farmer takes his message to India]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[A Baroota farmer has told of his experiences promoting the use of the Happy Seeder in India.
Barry Mudge works part-time with Rural Solutions SA, a firm linked with the State’s Agriculture Department.
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<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 06:16:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[$1m dream for park]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[A local soccer club’s million-dollar relocation dream has moved a step closer.
Virtus Soccer Club is confident the bid to move its competition headquarters to the Senate Road sport complex can be achieved.
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<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 06:09:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Michael stars in CSI Afghanistan]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Port Pirie’s Michael Oaklands, 45, reckons that if his job was a television series, it would be called CSI Afghanistan.
The Royal Australian Navy clearance diver and Chief Petty Officer is a member of a specialised investigation team at Multi-National Base Tarin Kot in Afghanistan.
It spearheads a potent capability for the Australian Defence Force.
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<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 04:09:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Humble citizens-of-year surprised by their awards]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Port Pirie’s Australia Day Citizen of the Year Graham Nichols said he volunteers because he enjoys it, not for the accolades.   
On Thursday morning, at the Australia Day Awards ceremony, he was in shock. 
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<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 04:04:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Island boat ramp now on smaller scale]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[The Mount Remarkable District Council has missed out on federal funding for a boat ramp at Weeroona Island.
It sought cash from Regional Development Australia for “essential community and economic infrastructure”.
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<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[What a great day!]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Australia Day celebrations at Solomontown beach attracted a bigger crowd than usual this year.  
The community gathered at 8am for a flag raising ceremony with air force cadets, army cadets and scouts.
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<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 03:56:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Proud Aussies ready to celebrate today]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Today is Australia Day in this proudly multicultural city – and Sue, Jo, Anja, Kedias and Saeid are proof of this.
They gathered at Solomontown Beach on Tuesday to reflect on the meaning of the event and celebrate being Australians.
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<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 04:20:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[First day of school: The start of a journey of a lifetime]]></title>
<link>http://www.portpirierecorder.com.au/news/local/news/general/first-day-of-school-the-start-of-a-journey-of-a-lifetime/2432771.aspx?src=rss</link>
<description><![CDATA[Parents are preparing to help their children through the first day of school on Monday.
Kids Helpline says this is always challenging for children.
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<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 04:04:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Challenge riders did it for cancer sufferers]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[After six months of training, 13 Port Pirie riders made us proud when they took part in the Bupa Challenge Tour “ride for a reason”.
The event was linked to the Santos Tour Down Under and benefited the Cancer Council.
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<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 04:02:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[National award is just the ticket for driver Gus]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[A Port Pirie resident is among 439 
residents in the nation who has made the 2012 Australia Day Honours list. 
August (Gus) Wohlschlager has been awarded with a Medal of the Order of  Australia for his service to the Port Pirie community, including work as a bus 
driver and volunteer.  
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<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 03:59:00 GMT</pubDate>
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